QUESTION. Pick any issue of concern today and give it a critical study and look at it from: a) Christianity point of view. b) Law of the land. DRUG AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE. INTRODUCTION. DEFINITION. Drug. 1) A drug is any chemical you take that affects the way your body works. Example: alcohol‚ caffeine‚ aspirin‚ nicotine etc. 2) A drug is a substance which may have medicinal‚ intoxicating performance when taken by a human body. Drug abuse. 1) It is the use of illegal drugs‚ the misuse
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ASM 4 – Identify and act upon immediate risk of danger to substance misusers 1.1 – Describe the range of different substances subject to misuse and their effects There is a whole range of different substances and they all create different effects. Substances fit into three different categories‚ with more than one category fitting some substances. The three categories are: Stimulants‚ Depressants and Hallucinogens. I will proceed to list the main substances‚ their effects‚ how they are taken
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Prescription and Drug Abuse I am introducing an Ethical dilemma of “Prescription and Drug Abuse.” This topic will be very beneficial to me. Since I am in the process of majoring in Pharmaceuticals‚ it will relate to any future encounters of drug abuse in work areas‚ at home‚ or even in the hospital. Prescription abuse is uneasy encounter that needs crucial attention to be controlled as much as possible. Prescription drugs will always have an abuser. There will be people that approach the situation
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beverage‚ they would be deemed a drunkard. The same can be said for the tobacco connoisseur‚ Sherlock. Many readers of the stories should realize that‚ Sherlock Holmes has a drug dilemma. Holmes is not only well versed in tobacco‚ but also cocaine and heroin. Both of which are
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documentary “Chasing Heroin” according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2014 the number for individuals dying from an accidental death reached in upwards of 47‚000. Moreover‚ the narcotic responsible is prescription opioids and Heroin. When analyzing the common factor in the 14% rise of Heron use in this documentary. It was discovered with the innovation of OxyContin it seams as if Pandora’s box was open as the gateway drug to the Mexican drug cartel to push Heroin in the United
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becoming a booming market in the United States (DEA). According to the 2009 National Survey on Drug Use and Health‚ the number of Americans currently abusing prescription drugs is more than the total number of those using cocaine‚ hallucinogens‚ and heroin combined (DEA). The people who are engaged in these drug trafficking activities are also part of a drug society‚ much like the underground world‚ with its own set of laws‚ rules‚ and regulations that dictate how to live and socialize in it. Although
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incarceration‚ including half a million people behind bars for drug offenses and at least as many for crimes committed for money to buy drugs (Kleiman‚ M. 2011). One specific claim related to drug trafficking in the U.S. is that marijuana‚ cocaine‚ or heroin‚ are still the most sought after drugs. Based on current drug trends nation wide‚ I will reveal that the most abused and sought after drugs today are prescription medications. However the other major drugs still play a vital role in trafficking
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prescription drug by taking more than what was prescribe to them causes them to become dependent and so that they can feel better and not deal with the pain‚ which can cause an addiction. Then we have the common drugs known better as “Street Drugs”‚ cocaine‚ heroin‚ and meth are all illegal drugs. Using these drugs only can amount to‚ you can either end up in jail or prison‚ or basically on the street which can lead to severe damaged to the body and mind or death. In most cases people use illegal drugs because
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Should Drugs Be Legalized? Possible Alternatives Organized crime is a big business today. Some main products associated with organized crime are guns‚ drugs and prostitution. What effects do these commodities have on today’s society? Today drugs are a big business in the underworld. There is a lot of crime associated with the drug world‚ so many people who want drugs legalized say that the government could control the sales and ultimately bring down the crime rate and also make lots of money
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(Illegal)Drug Addiction A Research Paper Presented to: Maestro John In Partial Fulfilment Of the requirements In English IV Presented by: Marjorie Duran Table of Contents III. Introduction * What are the causes of drugs * Reasons why people are using Drugs * Reasons why people can’t stop using drugs IV-V. Facts and Topic Concept * Impact on demand (2000-2012) * Facts about using drugs VI. Survey content and data VII. Survey Questions and answers
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